Stitched Journal

You really can find journals for a variety of creative interests

The Needlepoint Guide mentioned "stress just melts away"

3 hours later I had lost a needle and
torn the Perforated Paper in two places

All I have to show for it - 1.5 x 2" initial G

Extreme Paper Folding

Checked on my favorite art supply clearance corner today
Found a 4x12' roll of Fadeless Night Sky paper, added some extreme folding and ended up with an origami laptop sleeve

Origami Billfold

Looking for a unique Thank You card led to a video for an Origami Wallet.  It was in a language other than my own but it worked.  Out of curiousity the search continued for variations.  Finally I made my own instructions for future reference.  It wasn't as easy as I thought to make them.

12x12 cardstock (instructions shown)

makes a great gift card or cash holder - Thank You

18X18 paper is greeting card size when folded

Preparing for Summer Professional Development

Getting ready for SummerStudio 2016 Game Design in Cleveland.  My 5 Minute Drawings for the past few days were inspired by games from childhood.

Anyone else play the card game Authors?  It is a deck of cards representing the works of famous authors.  The object of the game is to collect the most complete sets of the authors work. To this day I know that Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of stories by Washington Irving.

It Was A Great Year!

It was a great year at a beautiful little school!

Art Teacher Flashback

One of our students could not attend graduation because she was at SkillsUSA Nationals.  I also went to VICA Nationals in HS but not senior year, just exploring a Graphic Art Program.

So I dug out these little keepsakes from States which was held at The Concord Hotel on Kiamesha Lake in the Catskills, NY.

It was a glorious place that has since been demolished and replaced by a golf course.

The photos came out of these little key chain souvenirs.  

Amy Drew and I at States. 
I moved onto Nationals in Louisville Kentucky which is where they are still holding states 20 years (or so) later.

Paint Pouring

Paint Pouring - This year the results are so beautiful.  Not a drop was spilled out anywhere but the canvas. I even made one of my own.

 Tip* Use a cardboard tray under each canvas.  Students could tip the canvas without getting paint on them.  When done they could carry the tray to a safe place to dry without dripping.  After a couple of hours (or overnight) lift the canvas away from the cardboard.  The paint is dry enough so that it is not moving anymore but still wet enough to release the cardboard.